Monthly Archives: July 2011

Stem cell treatment for MS in five years?

A reliable stem cell treatment for multiple sclerosis could be available within five years if a large-scale human trial proves to be a success.

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Opinion: Stem cell clinics ripping off patients

No one likes a bully. Intimidation is a rotten way to get what you want. Yet that’s what some in the stem cell therapy industry are trying to do to a group of scientists trying to speak up about the … Continue reading →

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Stem cell breakthrough heralds new era of therapy development

Scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Southampton have uncovered a new method for culturing adult stem cells which could lead to the creation of revolutionary stem cell therapies for conditions such as arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

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Analyst Interview – International Stem Cell

Zacks Investment Research Senior Biotech Analyst, Jason Napodano, CFA, was interviewed by OneMedRadio where he discussed International Stem Cell Corp. See interview transcript below.

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Nanotechnology Research Contributes to Fracking Proppant Development

Nanotechnology research efforts at Houston-based Rice University have contributed to the development of a fracking proppant that will optimize production from unconventional oil and gas wells.

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NIH awards WSU researcher $1.7 million to study non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

( Wayne State University – Office of the Vice President for Research ) Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular medicine and genetics and of immunology and microbiology in the School of Medicine at Wayne State University, was awarded $1.7 … Continue reading →

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Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals Announces The Journal of Molecular Medicine’s Publication of Research Showing Selective …

CRANBURY, N.J., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (www.cornerstonepharma.com), a leader in the growing field of cancer metabolism-based therapeutics, today announced the publication of a paper in The Journal of Molecular Medicine ( http://tinyurl.com/3ugohzd ) describing the selective … Continue reading →

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WSU professor receives NIH grant for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease research

Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular medicine and genetics and of immunology and microbiology in the School of Medicine at Wayne State University, was awarded $1.7 million by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of … Continue reading →

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Wayne State Researcher Gets $1.7 Grant For Liver Disease Study

A Wayne State University medical researcher has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of health.

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Molecular Response Providing SuperGen Access to Technologies

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – SuperGen has gained access to technologies from Molecular Response under a deal announced today.

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Glycans enter mainstream of biomedical science

( University of California – San Diego ) Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have received a major 7-year, $18 million grant to begin translating emerging discoveries in the field of glycosciences into new discoveries … Continue reading →

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Clinical trial of molecular therapy for muscular dystrophy yields significant positive results

( University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) A molecular technique originally developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has taken one step closer to becoming a treatment for the devastating genetic disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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New Avenues Open Up for Mesothelioma Targeted Therapy

Researchers from the lab of Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., the Founder and Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, have identified new potential anti-tumor agents that might be effective in treating mesothelioma, one of the deadliest … Continue reading →

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Molecular Diagnostics in Infectious Disease Testing

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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Additional news "Health News"

International Association OncoTrack (more than 60 scientists), led by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and the Institute of Molecular Genetics, Max Planck started the implementation of one of Europe’s largest research-industry-academic projects aimed at developing and evaluating innovative approaches to identify new … Continue reading →

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Kosovo Serbs ‘facing food, medicine shortages’

A trade embargo imposed by authorities in Pristina has led to severe shortages of food and medicine among ethnic Serbs living in northern Kosovo, media reports said on Sunday.

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Veterinary Medicine Students Experience Higher Depression Levels than Peers

Veterinary medicine students are more likely to struggle with depression than human medicine students, undergraduate students and the general population, according to several recent collaborative studies from Kansas State University researchers.

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Veterinary medicine students experience higher depression levels than peers, research finds

Veterinary medicine students are more likely to struggle with depression than human medicine students, undergraduate students and the general population, according to several recent collaborative studies.

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Veterinary medicine students more likely to struggle with depression

Veterinary medicine students are more likely to struggle with depression than human medicine students, undergraduate students and the general population, according to several recent collaborative studies from Kansas State University researchers.

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Research finds veterinary medicine students experience higher depression levels than peers

Veterinary medicine students are more likely to struggle with depression than human medicine students, undergraduate students and the general population, according to several recent collaborative studies from Kansas State University researchers.

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